The Concorde... Airport '79

    The Concorde... Airport '79
    1979

    Synopsis

    Aviation disaster-prone Joe Patroni must contend with nuclear missiles, the French Air Force and the threat of the plane splitting in two over the Alps.

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    Cast

    • Robert WagnerKevin Harrison
    • Susan BlakelyMaggie Whelan
    • Alain DelonPaul Metrand
    • Sylvia KristelIsabelle
    • George KennedyJoe Patroni
    • David WarnerPeter O'Neill
    • Eddie AlbertEli Sands
    • Sybil DanningAmy Sands
    • John DavidsonRobert Palmer
    • Andrea MarcovicciAlicia Rogov

    Recommendations

    • 70

      Variety

      Unintentional comedy still seems the Airport series' forte, although excellent special effects work, and some decent dramatics help Concorde take off.
    • 50

      TV Guide Magazine

      The supersonic jet takes center stage, sparing audiences from most of the babbling of the two-dimensional characters.
    • 40

      The New York Times

      Aeronautically and otherwise, it's a bumpy trip.
    • 40

      Time Out

      A deafening sonic yawn signs off this desperate finale to Universal's Arthur Hailey-inspired quartet of in-flight entertainments.
    • 40

      The A.V. Club

      It’s The Love Boat in the air, basically.
    • 40

      Newsweek

      As the credits roll by, you may suspect you have wandered into a fund-raiser for the Actors Guild. [13 Aug 1979, p.75]